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01 Railroad / Asbestos

August 25, 2026

Railroad Asbestos Exposure: Which Railroad Workers Face the Highest Mesothelioma Risk?

Learn which railroad jobs involved asbestos exposure, where fibers may have been encountered, and what workers diagnosed with mesothelioma should do next.

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02 Veterans / Asbestos

August 24, 2026

Veterans and Mesothelioma: Understanding Military Asbestos Exposure and Legal Options

Learn how veterans may have encountered asbestos during military service, how VA benefits differ from legal claims, and what records can support a case.

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03 Mesothelioma

August 23, 2026

Mesothelioma After Occupational Asbestos Exposure: What Texas Families Should Know

Texas families can learn how workplace and take-home asbestos exposure may lead to mesothelioma, what evidence matters, and when to seek legal help.

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Railroad

August 25, 2026

Railroad Asbestos Exposure: Which Railroad Workers Face the Highest Mesothelioma Risk?

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Asbestos

August 25, 2026

Veterans and Mesothelioma: Understanding Military Asbestos Exposure and Legal Options

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Cancer

August 25, 2026

Mesothelioma After Occupational Asbestos Exposure: What Texas Families Should Know

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Asbestos

June 10, 2020

Legal Options for Railroad Workers With Lung Cancer

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Asbestos

April 15, 2020

Asbestos Exposure in the Railroad Industry

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Asbestos

March 25, 2020

Railroaders with Cancer: What You Need to Know About Filing an Asbestos Claim

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Asbestos

December 18, 2019

5 Signs Asbestos Exposure Could Be Affecting Your Body

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Asbestos

November 21, 2019

I’m a Retired Railroader With Cancer. Do I have a claim?

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Asbestos

February 13, 2019

Malignant vs. Non-Malignant Claims

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Asbestos

September 27, 2018

Asbestos on Cabooses

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Asbestos

April 4, 2018

Asbestos and Cancer – The “Separate Disease” Rule

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Asbestos

March 5, 2018

WATCH OUT FOR ASBESTOS-RELATED CANCERS

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Asbestos

January 17, 2018

Asbestos – A Delayed Threat

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Firm News

December 20, 2017

THANK YOU and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

S&B News

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Asbestos

October 31, 2017

Asbestos on Locomotives and Railcars

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Asbestos

September 20, 2017

Other Cancers Related to Asbestos

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Railroad

August 22, 2017

SUPREME COURT STRIKES BLOW TO RAILROAD WORKERS

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Asbestos

July 26, 2017

RAILROADERS EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS DUST MAY BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION

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Medical Device & Drug

June 5, 2017

Congress proposes legislation that would make doctors, nursing homes, pharmaceutical and medical devices companies immune from suit.

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Firm News

May 23, 2017

Forced Arbitration: How Corporations Use the Fine Print to Bully Americans

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Firm News

March 31, 2017

Congress Seeks to Take Away Individual’s Right to Sue

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Firm News

March 26, 2017

Texas Workers Comp System Questioned After Oklahoma Ruling

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Asbestos

March 25, 2017

US Steel Fined $170,000 For Asbestos

Asbestos

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Firm News

March 24, 2017

Sammons Named One of the Top Rated Lawyers in Texas by Dallas Morning News

S&B News

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Workplace

March 23, 2017

Texas Court Literally Lets Oil Company Get Away With Death Of Worker!

Wrongful Death

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Asbestos

March 22, 2017

$6.95 Million Verdict Against Union Pacific in Asbestos Case

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Railroad

March 21, 2017

Railroad Workers at Risk for Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer and Other Asbestos-Related Diseases

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Medical Device & Drug

March 20, 2017

IVC Filter Linked to 27 Deaths

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Medical Device & Drug

March 19, 2017

Bard IVC Filter Cases Transferred to MDL

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Asbestos

March 18, 2017

Washington Appeals Court Upholds $4.5 Million Asbestos Verdict

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Workplace

March 17, 2017

In Texas, Injured Workers Struggle To Be Counted

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Firm News

March 16, 2017

Plant Explosion Near Houston – 4 Injured

S&B News

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Railroad

March 15, 2017

Rail Giant BNSF Accused of Telling Arbitrator: “Our Way or The Highway”

Retired RailroadersS&B News

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Firm News

March 14, 2017

$750K Settlement In Auto Accident Case

S&B News

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Cancer

March 13, 2017

New Study Finds High Cancer Rates In East Harris County – Meanwhile Gov. Abbott Signs Bill Protecting Polluters

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Asbestos

March 12, 2017

New Study on Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma

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Railroad

March 12, 2017

Union Pacific Settles Omaha Lung Cancer Case

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Firm News

March 10, 2017

Fatal Truck Wreck in Houston, Texas

S&B News

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Asbestos

March 9, 2017

Kilgore College Will Investigate Improper Asbestos Removal Claims

Asbestos

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Medical Device & Drug

March 5, 2017

$1.4 Billion Stryker Hip Implant Settlement

Medical Device & Drug News

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Firm News

March 4, 2017

Sammons & Berry Supports A Simple Thread

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Asbestos

March 3, 2017

Railroad Asbestos Claims

AsbestosRetired Railroaders

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Firm News

March 2, 2017

Sammons & Berry Races For The Cure

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Railroad

March 1, 2017

Jury Awards $7.5 Million to Railroad Worker With Leukemia

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Asbestos

February 27, 2017

Jury Finds Talcum Powder Causes Mesothelioma – $13 Million Verdict

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Firm News

February 27, 2017

Fatal Truck Accidents Are Up 18% Since 2009

S&B News

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Firm News

February 27, 2017

“Bad Faith” Insurance Claims in Texas

S&B News

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Railroad

February 27, 2017

Mo. Supreme Court Rules Railroad Injury Judgment not Subject to Taxes

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Asbestos

February 27, 2017

Asbestos In Railroad Locomotives, Equipment & Buildings

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Railroad

February 27, 2017

Union Pacific Lobbies Against Rail Safety Act

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Railroad

February 27, 2017

BNSF Railroad Worker Dies in Kansas City

Retired RailroadersS&B News

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Firm News

February 27, 2017

The Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America

S&B News

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Firm News

February 27, 2017

Texas Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on “Medical” Slip and Fall Case

S&B News

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Other

February 27, 2017

Protect Cancer Victims & Veterans; Tell Your Senators to Oppose S. 2319

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Other

February 27, 2017

Judge Enters $3.3 Million Judgment In Favor of S&B Client

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Other

February 27, 2017

EPA Documents Prove Large Amounts of Asbestos At Union Pacific Railroad’s Shops in Omaha, Nebraska

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Other

February 27, 2017

Don’t Let Congress Sell Your Family’s Health & Safety to the Chemical Industry.

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Other

February 27, 2017

Houston Jury Returns $4.3 Million Verdict in Favor of Injured Refinery Worker

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Workplace

February 27, 2017

Injured Worker Appeals Court Order Forcing Her To Arbitrate

Workplace Injuries

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Firm News

February 27, 2017

J. Kirkland Sammons named 2013 Top Lawyer in Personal Injury by Houstonia Magazine

S&B News

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Firm News

February 27, 2017

Mark T. Berry Named Top 100 Trial Lawyer

S&B News

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Other

February 27, 2017

PROTECT ASBESTOS VICTIMS – OPPOSE H.R. 982, the FACT Act

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Firm News

February 27, 2017

J. Kirkland Sammons named a 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Transportation

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Medical Device & Drug

February 27, 2017

Medical Studies Question IVC FIlters

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Asbestos

February 27, 2017

Federal Court Denies Union Pacific’s Motion for Separate Trials in Asbestos Case

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Other

February 27, 2017

Court Holds Texas Asbestos Statute Preempted by FELA

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Medical Device & Drug

February 27, 2017

FDA Issues Warnings Regarding Bard IVC Filters

Medical Device & Drug News

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Other

February 27, 2017

Big Oil Pressured Scientists Over Fracking Wastewater’s Link to Quakes

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Other

February 27, 2017

Blowout! – Big Rigs Going Faster Than Tires Can Handle.

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